POV you’re a great white shark swimming at the surface of the ocean. On this World Animal Day, we wanted to share some video footage taken from a camera tag back in the spring. Working with charter captain Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing, AWSC scientist Dr. Megan Winton was able to clamp the device to the dorsal fin of a 9-foot female white shark off the South Carolina coast. | Atlantic White Shark Conservancy

13K views · 99 reactions | What's it like swimming in waters that are just above zero degrees centigrade? Lewis Pugh is a lawyer and endurance swimmer who's about to attempt a one kilometre swim in the near freezing waters off the British territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Lewis is the United Nations' Patron of the Oceans and is highlighting the need to protect marine life in the South Atlantic. | BBC World Service | Facebook